Wednesday, November 24, 2010

KUALA LUMPUR: The National Language Implementation Committee, to be set up soon, is expected to be able to find the best method of promoting the proper use of Bahasa Malaysia thus ensuring its position as the country's national language.

Deputy Education Minister Datuk Ir Dr Wee Ka Siong said the establishment of the committee was one of the government's commitment to address the problem of the abuse of the Malay language, including the rampant use of mixed language or 'bahasa rojak' by radio announcers, commercials on radio and television as well as billboards.

"The Deputy Prime Minister (Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin) will chair the meeting on the formation of the National Language Implementation Committee on Nov 30, and with the existence of this mechanism, whatever problems on the use of the language can be concluded and a solution found...we are certainly working very hard to correct what is incorrect," he said.

Wee said this at the Dewan Rakyat sitting when replying to a supplementary question from Ismail Mohamed Said (BN-Kuala Krau) who had asked whenthe government would actually implement all legislations formulated to ensure the proper use of the Malay language in the country.

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Surabaya. Customs and excise officials at the Juanda International airport in Surabaya have arrested a Malaysian trying to smuggle in one kilogram of methamphetamine estimated to be worth Rp 1 billion ($112,00), an official said on Monday.

The Malaysian male, identified only as A.M.A., 24, arrived from Kuala Lumpur on board an Air Asia flight close to midnight on Saturday.

“Officers from the customs narcotics team of the Juanda airport were suspicious of the person, based on A.M.A.’s profile. They then conducted a physical check on his body and his baggage,” said Buhari Sirait, head of the airport’s customs office.

The officers found the methamphetamine wrapped in aluminium foil and hidden inside a secret compartment tucked into the lining of the suspect’s backpack, he said.

Under questioning, A.M.A. told customs officers that he was only acting as a courier for someone in Malaysia.

Upon arriving in Surabaya, he was to deliver the package of drugs to a person named Devi.

East Java narcotics police said the man’s arrest by customs officers’ had likely eliminated the chance to apprehend Devi.

Sr. Comr. Jan de Fretes, head of the East Java Police’s narcotics unit, criticized the lack of coordination between the two agencies.

He said the customs office should have immediately notified the police of their suspicions so that other players in the smuggling operation could also be arrested.

“Once arrested at the airport, the case cannot be developed further,” Jan said.

But Buhari denied not coordinating with the police.

“There is no such a thing as institutional ego that made the methamphetamine smuggling end at the airport with the arrest of the courier. We always coordinate with the police in handling cases like these.”

Jan also complained about the lax security checks in Malaysia which allowed people to smuggle narcotics out of the country.

“We once filed a complaint; of course it was the National Police headquarters that filed it.”

In a recent survey conducted by the National Police, weak security checks were found at the Low Cost Carrier Terminal at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

“It is at the LCCT — which is often referred to as the Air Asia terminal — that the security checks are lax. The checks appears just to be formalities,” Jan said.

Lax checks and cheap fares have made low-cost carriers such as Air Asia a favorite for drug smugglers, he added.

Monday, November 22, 2010

There I implored my readers to take a look at the speeches of Lim Kit Siang....I'm not sure if anyone of you bothered to visit the site I've linked....

So allow me to pick a few that would be of interest....in light of the current discussion on May 13..

This is what he said......

On Rahman Talib Education Report and the Position of Single Medium School based on the National Language

Speech by DAP Organising Secretary and Parliamentary Candidate for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, at the third DAP General Elections Public Rally in Malacca at Long Chan Bros. (Pengkalan Rama Pantai) Malacca on Sunday, 13th April 1969 at 9p.m.

In fact, tonight I ACCUSE MR. KOH KIM LENG AS ONE OF THE ARCHITECTS OF THE ALLIANCE POLICY TO SUPPRESS AND DESTROY CHINESE LANGUAGE AND EDUCATION IN MALAYSIA.

Mr. Koh Kim Leng’s Abdul Rahman Talib Education Review Report called for the forced closure of all Chinese secondary and primary schools, and their conversion into Malay schools. As a result of Mr. Koh Kim Leng’s Abdul Rahman Talib Education Report, the Minister of Education has now been invested with the power to implement this process of closure of all Chinese schools and their conversion into Malay schools within 24 hours notice!

I am convinced that after the general elections of May 10, if candidates like Mr. Koh Kim Leng are elected, then all the Chinese primary schools will be closed and converted into Malay schools overnight.

"He is like a big baby," she smilingly said of the Prime Minister who was discharged from hospital a few days ago.

"Let me tell you, it is much easier to look after a small child than to look after a big baby," she told reporters after launching the Companies Commission of Malaysia-Unicef tool kit on how to set up a childcare centre at the work place yesterday.

She said she also had to keep reminding Najib not to eat groundnuts as it would aggravate his chickenpox.

"Yet when I come home, I find him eating kacang. He is stubborn," said Rosmah.

Najib who contracted chicken pox after attending the Asean summit is currently recovering. Go here

Minds are like parachutes; they work best when open. -Lord Thomas Dewer

Why is he still PM?

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